CVE-2008-2955

Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as demonstrated using an MSN message that triggers the crash in the msn_slplink_process_msg function.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

7.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 94th percentile

Published

2008-07-01

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32749

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/30881
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry